Arts and Culture Japan Project #45098

Create Virtual Tours to Share the Hiroshima Panels

by Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels Foundation

Project Report | Jun 8, 2022
Final report: Thank you for your warm support!

By Yumi Iwasaki | Project Leader

This project, launched in the midst of the pandemic in 2020, received so much support from so many people, and we are extremely grateful.

This online program gave us the opportunity to reach out to people all over Japan and the world, to start discussions about the Hiroshima Panels and the Maruki Gallery.

Thanks to everyone's support, we were able to produce and release not only Director Arai's 'To the Land of Mothers: The Hiroshima Panels 2021' (Approx. 1 hour) but also a virtual tour of the museum, dialogues, and many other videos, which are all available on Maruki Gallery's official YouTube channel.

Finally, we would like to share with you "A Look Inside the Maruki Gallery," a video introducing the Maruki Gallery to newcomers (approx. 15 mins). Please feel free to share this video with your friends and family.

Although this crowd-funded project is nearing its end, the Maruki Gallery will continue to hold online events and produce videos. For more updates about the Maruki Gallery, check out our website, follow us on social media, and subscribe to our YouTube channel.

As you may be aware, the Hiroshima Panels have been facing serious problems from damage caused by the extreme temperature and humidity, UV rays, insects, and dust. We urgently need to construct a new building, restore the paintings, and create replicas to give the originals a rest. Our “Save the Hiroshima Panels - Preservation Fund” is still ongoing on GlobalGiving, and we appreciate any support you can give us.

Once again, thank you very much for your warm support!

Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels

Links:

Save the Hiroshima Panels - Preservation Fund on GlobalGiving

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Feb 9, 2022
The English version of virtual tour is ready!

By Yumi Iwasaki | Project Leader

Dec 28, 2021
Gratitude Report from Maruki Gallery

By Yumi Iwasaki | Project Leader

Russian Nursery Rhymes (painted by Toshi Maruki)

Season's Greetings from Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels!

We hope this message finds you well and enjoying the spirit of the season.

As the year draws to a close, we would like to thank you for your enthusiasm and generosity throughout the year. Your support has helped us keep our doors open during this difficult time, and we are truly grateful. This year, we were reminded again of the significance of reconnecting the Hiroshima Panels with the world. Thank you for the support you have given us.

Today, we would like to take this opportunity to share with you the activities of the Maruki Gallery in 2021.

Due to the pandemic, we were not able to hold any public events this year. However, we continued to keep our doors open throughout the year and carried out the following special exhibitions.

Wakana Yamauchi: The Beginning of the Beginning

Toshihiro Kanehara: The Voice of Ocean

Special Exhibition Hikaru Fujii: Record of Bombing

Yoshio Shirakawa: Is this Inferno or Paradise

Mihoko Ogaki: Milky Way – before the beginning – after the end 2021

The 120th Anniversary of Iri Maruki’s Birth: Iri Maruki Exhibition – Tracing the Course of Experiments (Current exhibition)

Special Exhibition: The Taigyaku Incident (Current Exhibition)

Thanks to your contributions, we also created some videos (available on our YouTube channel) and held online events so that anyone can learn about the museum, even from a distance.

Maruki Gallery Online Tour – What are the Hiroshima Panels? (60 mins)

Out of Hiroshima, Into the Future – Life and Art in the Nuclear Age (90 mins)

While we are delighted to reach more people and to stay connected with our long-time supporters through the online programs, we look forward to the day when you can come to the gallery and stand in front of the Hiroshima Panels without worries.

Part III (To the Land of Mothers: the Hiroshima Panels 2021) has been completed and it is ready to share with you. We will make it available for you to see it in January.

[Fundraising Report]

The planning for the construction of the new building and the restoration project of the Hiroshima Panels are also moving forward.

The Hiroshima Panels (I): Ghosts is undergoing restoration work. The work has been transferred to the Institute for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Properties, Aichi University of the Arts. This is the first full-scale restoration of the work since it was first displayed on a folding screen in the 1980s. The restoration will last until March 2023.

Despite the pandemic, we have received generous contributions from so many people this year, bringing our total conservation fund to about 188 million yen (approx. 1.6 million USD) as of the end of October 2021. We still have much work to achieve our goal, but we are encouraged every day by all the messages we receive from our supporters.

We would be very grateful if you could continue to share Save the Hiroshima Panels - Preservation Fund to your friends and family.

Thank you for your support this year!

We wish you a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year!

Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels

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